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<br /> <br />..J\,) <br /> <br />} <br /> <br />iJJalO! <br /> <br />June 1968 <br /> <br />JUNIPER PROJECT <br />(Initial development) <br /> <br />SUMMARY SHEET <br /> <br />LOCATION: Along the Yampa River and its tributaries of Fortification <br />and Elkhead Creeks in northwestern Colorado. <br /> <br />.PLAN: The project would provide irrigation water for 46,260 acrea, <br />including 3,790 acres of presently irrigated land and 42,470' <br />acres of nonirrigated land, develop 30,000 kilowatts of <br />hydroelectric power, create recreation and fish and wildlife <br />potential at four reservoirs, and could provide for future <br />municipal and industrial water requirements. Principal <br />storage would be provided at the Juniper reservoir site. <br />Other reservoirs would be constructed on tributaries to <br />insure adequate irrigation aupplies. <br /> <br />ACREAGE: <br /> <br />Axial Basin <br />Deception Cre!!k . <br />Maybell Park <br />California Park <br />Fortification <br />Total <br /> <br />Full <br />service <br />18,000 <br />5,000 <br />9,000 <br />8,070 <br />3.400 <br />42,470 <br /> <br />Supplemental <br />service <br />200 <br />o <br />o <br />2,590 <br />1. 000 <br />3,790 <br /> <br />Total <br />18,200 <br />5,000 <br />9,000 <br />10,660 <br />3.400 <br />46,260 <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY: <br /> <br />Diversion requirement per irrigable acre <br />Increased water supply to irrigation <br />Annual stream depletion <br /> <br />3.50 AF <br />155,100 AF <br />101,610 AF <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGENCY: <br /> <br />Juniper and Great Northern Conservancy District <br />